The Dell Rapids Quarriers earned a well-deserved win over the McCook Central/Montrose Cougars on the road Tuesday, September 28th. The two teams battled back-and-forth all night long before Dell Rapids took the five-set match win.
The Cougars opened the match with a win in the first set at 25-19. Dell Rapids took the second set by a score of 25-18 to even the match at 1-1. McCook Central/Montrose regained the advantage after winning the third set 25-19. The Quarriers again responded taking the fourth set 25-20 to force the fifth set. In that fifth set, Dell Rapids was able to pull away from the Cougars for a 15-8 win for the match victory.
JoJo Henry led the team with 14 kills. Lauryn Kloth and Kylee Fiddelke both had nine kills. Sophi Randall and Kenzie Garry ended with eight kills each. Kloth had a team-high three ace serves. Riley Hill had two. Randall and Kloth were strong up front defensively. Randall finished with 13 blocks, and Kloth had six. Five different players had double-digit digs defensively for Dell Rapids. Henry finished with 15. Lexi Ingalls, Hill, and Garry all had 14 digs each. Randall finished with 13 digs, and Kloth and Emma Molskness each had seven digs. Hill tallied 24 set assists, and Randall finished with 19.
Dell Rapids (11-8) will host Lennox on Thursday, September 30th.